HIRIE’s official video for “Renegade” featuring Nahko

HIRIE is back in the news again after the recent release of her latest full length album Wandering Soul released in mid-August 2016 that peaked at #1 on Billboard Reggae Charts and #10 on Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart, and #151 on Billboard Top 200! With a new album comes new music videos. On September 8th, […]

Coco featuring Protoje “Ova Here”

Coco links up with big, bad and heavy Jamaican reggae artist Protoje for a proper Carnival track “Ova Here.” Fuelled with serious bassline over drums & keys, this track shows Coco’s versatility as he spits over a more darker beat and shows him play his position as a flow-master. “Feels such a privilege to work […]

Rebelution to release their first ever live album & DVD

Top Shelf Reggae is proud to announce that on October 28th, Rebelution will be releasing their first-ever live concert album along with a DVD titled Live At Red Rocks. Rebelution fans will now have the chance to relive those special moments at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado or experience it for the first […]

Damian Marley “Nail Pon Cross” music video

With his forthcoming album titled “Stony Hill” slated to be released on October 28th 2016, the GRAMMY award winning artist Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley released the controversial music video for the lead single “Nail Pon Cross.” According to Marley, the video is meant to encourage the viewers of the video to have “more tolerance and […]

Premiere: Lior Ben-Hur’s new single and video “Roads of Creation”

Born in Jerusalem, Israel and now calling San Francisco, California home, reggae artist Lior Ben-Hur along with his eight piece band have been working tirelessly towards their new debut full length album So I Wander. Today, Lior Ben-Hur is premiering the music video for their new single “Roads of Creation” exclusively for readers of Top […]

Fortunate Youth ft. Marlon Asher & The Green “Pass The Herb”

The nonstop touring group that call themselves Fortunate Youth really know how to bring in the summer vibes with their very own animated music video for the track “Pass The Herb.” featuring Marlon Asher and The Green. The four minute and nineteen second (Really??) homage to passing the herb is not only fun to watch, […]

Jet West wants everyone to “Wake Up”

San Diego reggae-rock band Jet West has held down the SoCal beach scene for quite some time, jamming at venues up and down the coast and earning an immense amount of loyal fans since their formation in 2009. After only a year, Jet West debuted their inaugural album, Dropping In, to the masses; flash forward […]

Protoje “Can’t Feel No Way” official music video

“Can’t Feel No Way” is the first official video from Protoje’s critically lauded release Royalty Free, Side B. Royalty Free Side B, released June 2016, is available for free download at http://www.protoje.com/royaltyfree

Arise Roots “Rootsman Town” featuring Capleton

Southern California’s own Arise Roots just released their first new official music video of 2016, a four and a half clip representing their new single “Rootsman Town” which features reggae pioneer Capleton. The video is the band’s latest chapter in a late-career renaissance you can track back to the release of their masterful 2014 full-length […]

Sitting down with Nattali Rize

We sat down with one of the most passionate and gifted women in reggae music today, Nattali Rize, at the 7th Annual California Roots Festival in Monterey, California where she spoke about her music, influences, spirituality and of course the Caliroots festival.

Dub Inc “Triste Époque” official video

Combining a range of styles, including dancehall, dub, ska and rap, French reggae band Dub Inc is back in the studio finalizing their sixth studio album titled So What scheduled for released on September 23, 2016. In the meantime, Dub Inc released a hot new video for the track “Triste Époque.”

Iration “Hotting Up” official music video

It’s been a few months since we’ve seen anything new from Hawaiian natives Iration. For those of you who have been waiting patiently, Iration dropped a new music video for their title track Hotting Up from their latest album released in August of 2015. Micah states “We wanted to do something different and offer a […]

Watch California Roots 2016 live!

For those who can't make it tomorrow to one of the most anticipated weekends of the year, California Roots is bringing it’s iconic festival to your home with the help of innovative technologies from live streaming Venice, California based company, LiveList. From their website, LiveList states that it was built with the belief that live […]

Tunnel Vision mainstreams “Skateboard” music video

Southern California has a flair for the alternative skate and surf culture, along with the goodies that go with the lifestyle such as bong smoking, bonfire making, and burrito eating – activities all set to a bangin’ punk/ska/reggae musical backdrop. What can we say? It’s summertime down here 24/7, and the livin’s most definitely easy… […]

P.O.B. premiers “Your Game” video

San Diego-based reggae alternative band Project: Out of Bounds (P.O.B.) prides themselves on pushing past the realm of conventional sound, and into a more ‘beyond’ definition of modern music. Incorporating electronica into their rhythms has been a major part of the process since their formation in 2007, even going so far as to having a […]